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Bowman Gray isn't just a name on a stadium here in town. He's a real person documenting real people in his hometown with his camera. Nicole Ducouer reports.

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Updated: 11:32 AM EDT Apr 10, 2014

Humans of Winston-Salem

Bowman Gray isn't just a name on a stadium here in town. He's a real person documenting real people in his hometown with his camera. Nicole Ducouer reports.

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Updated: 11:32 AM EDT Apr 10, 2014

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WEBVTT WHEN YOU HEAR THENAME BOWMAN GRAY...YOU PROBABLY THINKBOWMAN GRAYSTADIUM.WHILE HIS FAMILYNAME MARKS THATBUILDING....HE IS DOINGSOMETHING TO OPENOUR EYES TO THEWORLD AROUND US...THROUGH THE LENSEOF HIS CAMERA.HE HAS STARTED AFACEBOOK PAGECALLED " HUMANS OFWINSTON SALEM" .NATS CLIP 1 5:38 YA'LLMIND IF I TAKE YOURPICTURE?THIS IS BOWMAN GRAY.HIS JOB AS A STOCKBROKER PAYS THEBILLS.NATS CLIP 2 6:15 THEDAYS THAT AREFASCINATING ARE THEGALLERY CRAWLSBUT HIS CAMERAOPENS HIS MIND.CLIP 6 10:56 HELLO BOHOW ARE YOU TODAYHE HASPHOTOGRAPHEDCONCERTS ANDCELEBRITIES.. BUT ASIMPLIER TASK OFCAPTURING EVERY DAYPEOPLE IS WHATDRIVES HIM.SOT CLIP 11 45: 56 FORME IT IS MY CREATIVEOUTLET. I CAN'T PAINT ICAN'T SING I CAN'TWRITE SO I TAKEPICTURESSOUND EFXPIC OF HUMANS OF WSFOR 2 YEARS HE HASBEEN TAKING PICTUREOFPEOPLE IN WINSTONSALEM AND POSTINGTHEM ON "THE HUMANSOF WINSTON SALEM"FACEBOOK PAGE,WHICH HE FOUNDEDWITH A PARTNER. IT'S ATAKE OFF OF "HUMANSOF NEW YORK" WHICHNOW HAS MORE THAN4.3 MILLION LIKES.THERE IS EVEN AHUMANS OF INDIA,SOUND EFXPARIS..SOUND EFXAND AMSTERDAM.NATS CLIP 6 11:11 WEARE GOING TO MAKEYOU FAMOUSTOGETHER IF YOUDON'T MINDHE ROAMS THESTREETSVO CLIP 2 OR 9AND PHOTOGRAPHSPEOPLE ... LIKEDONALD.NATS CLIP 6 -10:54 IT WOULDN'T BETHE SAME WITH OUTYOUCLIP 11 50:02 A LARGEPART OF WHY OURTOWN LOOKS SO GOODIS BC OF THIS GUY ANDWHAT HE CHOSES TODO WITH HIS DAY 07DONALD VOLUNTEERSTO KEEP OURWINDOWS ANDSTREETS CLEAN. THENTHERE IS THIS MANWHO BO DISCOVEREDIS INSPIRED BY THEPOETRY OF MAYAANGELOU. IT WAS PUTON THE WALLS OF THEMILLENIUM CENTERFOR HER 85THBIRTHDAYCELEBRATION.SOT OVER FB PIC: CLIP11 49:19 HERE IS A GUYWHO YOU LOOK AT HIMON THE SURFACE ANDTHINK YOU WOULDN'TBE IMPRESSED BY ITBUT HE WALKS INTHERE AND IT MAKESHIM FEEL GOOD 30THERE ARE ARTISTS...FILM STUDENTS..FRIENDLY OFFICERS..ALL OF THEM HAVE ASTORY..43:54 I REALLY LOOKFOR THE THINGS THATCONNECT US ASHUMANSWHICH WOULD HAVEGONE UNTOLD IF THISSIMPLE FACEBOOKPAGE HAD NEVEREXISTED.HIS PARTNER IN THISFB PAGE IS CINDYHODNETTGRAY MAKES NOMONEY OFF OF THISVENTURE.. IT'S JUSTRELAXING FOR HIM.

Humans of Winston-Salem

Bowman Gray isn't just a name on a stadium here in town. He's a real person documenting real people in his hometown with his camera. Nicole Ducouer reports.